Get the Exclusive Scoop From Bring It On: Fight to the Finish!

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish is the fifth follow-up to the original Bring It On movie that we all know and love. It will be available on Blu-Ray Hi-Def and DVD on September 1 — a perfect end-of-summer flick! The stars include Christina Milian, Vanessa Born, and cutie Cody Longo, with music by Lady Gaga, The Veronicas, Kat DeLuna, and Christina Milian herself!

Seventeen sat down with Christina, Vanessa, and Cody to chat about the love scenes, cheerleading uniforms, and tons of embarrassing moments for the cast. Check out the exclusive interviews and watch the movie trailer below!

CHRISTINA MILIAN

Christina, who recently appeared in The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past plays Lina, a teenager from East Los Angeles who pumps up the cheerleading squad in Malibu when her family moves there. She has a rockin' Latina style and, according to Christina, loves to "keep it hot and show her body"!

17: Let's do some cast superlatives. Who's the funniest? Most serious? Hottest? Best cheerleader?

Christina Milian: The funniest is definitely Vanessa's character, Gloria. She's hilarious. But Vanessa herself is also such a goofball! I'm not sure if anyone wins for most serious. I guess Bille Woodruff was probably the most serious, but he had to be, he was the producer. Everybody was focused, but nobody was super-serious — I mean, it's a Bring It On movie, there wasn't any real drama. And let's see, the best cheerleader? Rachele (Rachele Brooke Smith, who plays Lina's rival). She wins for hottest, best body, most athletic, and best cheerleader.

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Psst: Cody agreed with that last superlative! He said Rachele's "abs are crazy"!

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VANESSA BORN

In Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, Vanessa plays Gloria, one of Lina's BFFs in East LA who has a totally funky and unique sense of style. On screen, Vanessa is a goody-goody — but when the cameras aren't rolling, she admitted to playing pranks on her fellow cast members!

17: How is this movie going to be different from the previous four Bring It On movies in the series?

Vanessa Born: The choreography is so massive in this one. I think everyone really outdid themselves.

17: Tell us about the romance we can look forward to!

VB: Well, there is this cute boy, and he just might be named Cody! He plays the character named Evan, and he's superhot. I think every girl will be like, "Oh, he's cute!" Of course, he plays the guy that's crushing on Christina's character, Lina. But he's also the brother of Christina's rival. Evan and Lina are from different worlds, so it's kind of like a Romeo & Juliet thing — nobody really sees them together.

17: What part of the movie should we be most excited about?

VB: Definitely the clothes! I'm such a girl. Our outfits are so cute, and we had so much fun with them. I became a better dresser after this movie! Gloria's wardrobe is very crazy-fun. Layering is a must, and it's key to any outfit, but I didn't really know that until this movie. My character was taking t-shirts and ripping them up and making them into headbands, putting them around my wrists, turning socks into sweatbands, and trying to color-coordinate and make everything fun. Obviously, self-expression was key for Gloria!

17: What were some of the cheerleading uniforms like?

VB: Funny thing, Christina Milian helped design some of our outfits! She had a really specific vision of what would be fun, and then she'd ask us our opinions. We had this great costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, who was amazing and let us choose our clothes. As an actor, you don't usually get that freedom.

17: Can you tell us something funny or embarrassing that happened on set?

VB: Okay, I'm a prankster. I'm guilty of that. On everyone's birthday, I would do something horrible to them. I made Meagan Holder come in for a fitting that she didn't have, and we had birthday balloons waiting for her. We also surprised Christina on her birthday! But we got Holland Roden (who plays Gloria's stepsister, Skyler) the worst. On her birthday, I gave everyone in the crew — cast, crew, cameras, everybody — a can of silly string. Then, during the last take of the last shot of the day, Bille (Woodruff, the producer) goes "1-2-3!" And we all sprayed the silly string at her and sang "Happy Birthday." It's all on tape, and it will be on the DVD extras, so you'll get to see it!

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CODY LONGO

Cody plays Evan, a major hottie on the basketball team who flirts with Lina from the moment she moves to Malibu (we're cheering for them — get it?). But their romance gets complicated when Lina finds out that Evan's sister is the cheerleading captain, AKA her rival!

17: What was it like working with a cast of mostly all girls?

Cody Longo: The best part was probably going to work and being around a lot of cool, pretty girls. They were all really nice and welcomed me with open arms. They all could have been horrible, and been in cliques the entire time, and left the boy out of the group like they did back in school. But it was really fun and cool, and I thought everyone got along in the cast. It was kind of like one big family, a really easygoing, fun, get-the-work-done type of family.

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Are you excited for Bring It On: Fight to the Finish? Are you a fan of Christina Milian? Do you think Cody Longo is a cutie? Watch and trailer and comment below!

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